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25-05-2025
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Rosamund Pike Recalls Getting Mugged and Punched in the Face for Her Phone
Rosamund Pike is recalling a terrifying incident she experienced nearly two decades ago. The Gone Girl actress revealed during a recent interview with Magic Radio that she was attacked during a mugging incident in London. The Independent reported that it happened in 2006. More from The Hollywood Reporter 'The Wheel of Time' Canceled at Amazon's Prime Video After Three Seasons Son of Longtime 'Letterman' Producer Charged With Attempted Murder Man Who Crashed Through Gate of Jennifer Aniston's Bel-Air Home Charged With Stalking, Vandalism 'I was on the phone to my mother, on a mobile phone walking along a road, and I was mugged,' she recounted. 'The phone was snatched so all she heard was me scream and a thud and the phone went dead.' Pike said she was 'angry' after being left with a bruise from being punched in the face during the incident. She added that her mom also endured '15 minutes of hell' until she was able to call her back following the attack. The Independent reported that there has been a recent rise in criminals snatching mobile phones from people on the streets of London, with authorities seeing a 151 percent increase in the last year. Pike, who was born in London, has starred in dozens of projects throughout her career, including, Die Another Day (2002), Pride & Prejudice (2005), Surrogates (2009), Jack Reacher (2012), Beirut (2018), Saltburn (2023) and Hallow Road (2025). In 2015, she earned an Oscar nomination for best actress for her role in 2014's Gone Girl, opposite Ben Affleck. The actress also starred in The Wheel of Time for three seasons, before Prime Video recently announced that it had been canceled. The Hollywood Reporter has reached out to Pike's rep to see if she filed any charges against the suspect at the time of the mugging incident. Best of The Hollywood Reporter Hollywood's Most Notable Deaths of 2025 Harvey Weinstein's "Jane Doe 1" Victim Reveals Identity: "I'm Tired of Hiding" 'Awards Chatter' Podcast: 'Sopranos' Creator David Chase Finally Reveals What Happened to Tony (Exclusive)
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21-05-2025
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Neil Young to Trump on Fight With Bruce Springsteen: 'Think About Saving America From the Mess You Made'
Neil Young, one of Donald Trump's most vocal critics in the music industry, weighed in on the president's online fight with Bruce Springsteen and other musicians this week, thanking Springsteen for speaking up while encouraging the world's most powerful person to focus on more pressing issues at hand than what recording artists say about him. 'Bruce and thousands of musicians think you are ruining America. You worry about that instead of the dyin' kids in Gaza,' Young wrote on his website late Monday. 'That's your problem. I am not scared of you. Neither are the rest of us. You shut down FEMA when we needed it most. That's your problem Trump. STOP THINKING ABOUT WHAT ROCKERS ARE SAYING. Think about saving America from the mess you made.' More from The Hollywood Reporter Apple TV+ Sets First Peanuts Musical in 35 Years Cyndi Lauper on if She'd Want Chappell Roan to Induct Her at Rock Hall of Fame: "She's Really Great" Son of Longtime 'Letterman' Producer Charged With Attempted Murder Trump's fight with Springsteen started last Friday, after Springsteen criticized the Trump administration during a concert in the U.K., saying that the U.S. is 'currently in the hands of a corrupt, incompetent and treasonous administration.' Trump responded with a rant on Truth Social, calling Springsteen a 'dried out 'prune' of a rocker' and vaguely threatening that Springsteen 'ought to KEEP HIS MOUTH SHUT until he gets back into the Country, that's just 'standard fare'. Then we'll all see how it goes for him!' Aside from Springsteen, Trump also posted about Taylor Swift last Friday, claiming her popularity dipped after he said he hated her. 'Taylor Swift is right. So is Bruce. You know how I feel,' Young wrote. 'You are more worried about yourself than AMERICA. Wake up Trump!! Remember what the White House is?' Springsteen, for his part, was unmoved by Trump's words, criticizing him again during the next show. By Monday, the president posted another long-winded rant, calling for an investigation into appearances from musicians like Springsteen, Beyoncé and Bono at Kamala Harris' presidential rallies, claiming without citing evidence that they took money in exchange for endorsements. 'Remember what the White House is? 86/47??? That's what you think about,' Young further wrote, seeming to reference the White House response to a James Comey Instagram post last week. 'You are forgetting your real job. You work for us. Wake up Republicans! This guy is out of control. We need a real president!' Young has never shied from making his disdain for Trump clear. Back in April, he posted a message voicing his concern that Trump would bar him from returning to the U.S. after his upcoming European tour this summer due to his words about the president. Later that month, he also performed alongside Joan Baez and Maggie Rogers at a Bernie Sanders rally in Los Angeles. In a separate post on his site, Young shared a video of Springsteen criticizing the Trump administration during a concert, writing 'THANKS BRUCE' in the headline. 'As a Canadian-American dual citizen, I stand with the great majority, thanking you for speaking so eloquently and truthfully on behalf of the American people,' Young said. 'We are with you my old friend. Your great songs of America ring true as you sing them to Europe and the world!' Best of The Hollywood Reporter Most Anticipated Concert Tours of 2025: Beyoncé, Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar & SZA, Sabrina Carpenter and More Hollywood's Most Notable Deaths of 2025 Hollywood's Highest-Profile Harris Endorsements: Taylor Swift, George Clooney, Bruce Springsteen and More
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20-05-2025
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Cyndi Lauper on if She'd Want Chappell Roan to Induct Her at Rock Hall of Fame: 'She's Really Great'
Cyndi Lauper has long been considered one of pop music's most vocal advocates for women and the LGBTQ community, and amid her upcoming farewell concert tour and recently announced induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, that seems to be the legacy she's hoping to leave behind. 'I think it's nice to get awards. It really is. And it's nice to be recognized after you've worked real hard at something. But I also think, 'what can I do to create change? What can I do to make it better?'' Lauper told Lori Majewski on Sirius XM's Fierce: Women in Music program. 'Not just for me, not even just for my gender but for the people that come afterwards: the planet, the people, the kids. If you look at the young artists, the painters and you look at what they're doing a lot, some of it's very apocalyptic, and that's because they ain't got hope. And I think the most important thing you can do is give people hope. That's what I wanna try and do.' More from The Hollywood Reporter Son of Longtime 'Letterman' Producer Charged With Attempted Murder Brody Jenner Signs With UTA for Music and Touring (Exclusive) Backstreet Boys' Howie Dorough Talks Handbag Line, Hotel Opening and the One Epic Move Fans Are Dying to See at "Movie-Like" Las Vegas Residency Lauper was announced as an inductee for the Rock Hall's 2025 class last month alongside Bad Company, The White Stripes and Outkast, among others. Her Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Farewell Tour will resume in the U.S. in July and wrap up with two nights at the Hollywood Bowl in August. Lauper's full interview will air on SiriusXM on May 22. Several clips from the conversation are below, courtesy of SiriusXM. Elsewhere in the interview, Lauper commended Chappell Roan, who several critics have likened to Lauper as Roan has made her ascent to pop superstardom over the past year. Majewski suggested Roan should induct Lauper into the Rock Hall, though Lauper herself didn't directly address that. 'I think she's really great. There's a lot of great young artists, I think she's really great,' Lauper said. And when she had the long red hair, I was laughing because I wore a very long red wig when I did the Berlin Wall. And then I did again when I did a tour, I had very long red wig. I was laughing because I saw her on the horse with the long red wig. I was like, 'That's really good. I like it myself.' Majewski herself called Roan 'a modern day Cyndi Lauper' and a 'direct descendent' to the icon, both because of the music as well as Roan's advocacy for the LGBTQ community. 'She is LGBTQ, and for me, I'm friend and family [to the community],' Lauper said. I don't think you should ever stand by and allow that kind of discrimination and prejudice against a community ever.' Lauper then recalled German pastor Martin Niemöller's famous 'First They Came' poem about WWII and the Holocaust, and speaking out over injustices toward groups other than your own. 'It's really important that people remember [the poem's message] when they say, 'never forget.' It seems like everybody did,' she said. 'You gotta share your story so that people understand that we are a community of human beings. And human beings, we're all different. And thank God we're all different. Because if everybody was the same, there'd be no new ideas. There'd be no food recipes that are new. There'd be nothing, no color. There'd be nothing.' When asked about the 'girls just want to have fundamental rights' shirts Lauper's fund of the same name sells to raise money for women's health and rights, Lauper recalled being brought to tears seeing younger women holding up signs with the same message at protests and women's marches in recent years. She confirmed it's what inspired her to launch the fund back in 2022. 'When I was talking about women rights in the '80s, everybody was like, 'What are you talking about? Why can't you just shut up and sing?' I was like, 'Yeah, when I get that lobotomy, I could,'' Lauper said. 'I felt that the most important thing when I saw those signs … I cried because I went through so much. But there were actually young women that actually heard me.' After seeing the signs at rallies, she contacted those who helped her launch True Colors United — an organization aimed at combating homelessness for LGBT youth — and enlisted their help to start the new fund too. At the end of April, Girls Just Want To Have Fundamental Rights announced a $150,000 donation gifted across eight organizations around the world. 'I thought was really important to be able to help in these times and acknowledge those young women. They heard me. Well, I heard you too,' she said. 'And I'm gonna help too. I can't just stand by and not do anything.' Best of The Hollywood Reporter Most Anticipated Concert Tours of 2025: Beyoncé, Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar & SZA, Sabrina Carpenter and More Hollywood's Most Notable Deaths of 2025 Hollywood's Highest-Profile Harris Endorsements: Taylor Swift, George Clooney, Bruce Springsteen and More
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20-05-2025
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Neil Young to Trump on Fight With Bruce Springsteen: 'Think About Saving America From the Mess You Made'
Neil Young, one of Donald Trump's most vocal critics in the music industry, weighed in on the president's online fight with Bruce Springsteen and other musicians this week, thanking Springsteen for speaking up while encouraging the world's most powerful person to focus on more pressing issues at hand than what recording artists say about him. 'Bruce and thousands of musicians think you are ruining America. You worry about that instead of the dyin' kids in Gaza,' Young wrote on his website late Monday. 'That's your problem. I am not scared of you. Neither are the rest of us. You shut down FEMA when we needed it most. That's your problem Trump. STOP THINKING ABOUT WHAT ROCKERS ARE SAYING. Think about saving America from the mess you made.' More from The Hollywood Reporter Apple TV+ Sets First Peanuts Musical in 35 Years Cyndi Lauper on if She'd Want Chappell Roan to Induct Her at Rock Hall of Fame: "She's Really Great" Son of Longtime 'Letterman' Producer Charged With Attempted Murder Trump's fight with Springsteen started last Friday, after Springsteen criticized the Trump administration during a concert in the U.K., saying that the U.S. is 'currently in the hands of a corrupt, incompetent, and treasonous administration.' Trump responded with a rant on Truth Social, calling Springsteen a 'dried out 'prune' of a rocker' and vaguely threatening that Springsteen 'ought to KEEP HIS MOUTH SHUT until he gets back into the Country, that's just 'standard fare'. Then we'll all see how it goes for him!' Aside from Springsteen, Trump also posted about Taylor Swift last Friday, claiming her popularity dipped after he said he hated her. 'Taylor Swift is right. So is Bruce. You know how I feel,' Young wrote. 'You are more worried about yourself than AMERICA. Wake up Trump!! Remember what the White House is?' Springsteen, for his part, was unmoved by Trump's words, criticizing him again during the next show. By Monday, the president posted another long-winded rant, calling for an investigation into appearances from musicians like Springsteen, Beyoncé and Bono at Kamala Harris's presidential rallies, claiming without citing evidence that they took money in exchange for endorsements. 'Remember what the White House is? 86/47??? That's what you think about,' Young further wrote, seeming to reference the White House response to a James Comey Instagram post last week. 'You are forgetting your real job. You work for us. Wake up Republicans! This guy is out of control. We need a real president!' Young has never shied from making his disdain for Trump clear. Back in April, he posted a message on voicing his concern that Trump would bar him from returning to the U.S. after his upcoming European tour this summer due to his words about the president. Later that month, he also performed alongside Joan Baez and Maggie Rogers at a Bernie Sanders rally in Los Angeles. In a separate post on hi site, Young shared a video of Springsteen criticizing the Trump administration during a concert, writing 'THANKS BRUCE' in the headline. 'As a Canadian-American dual citizen, I stand with the great majority, thanking you for speaking so eloquently and truthfully on behalf of the American people,' Young said. 'We are with you my old friend. Your great songs of America ring true as you sing them to Europe and the world!' Best of The Hollywood Reporter Most Anticipated Concert Tours of 2025: Beyoncé, Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar & SZA, Sabrina Carpenter and More Hollywood's Most Notable Deaths of 2025 Hollywood's Highest-Profile Harris Endorsements: Taylor Swift, George Clooney, Bruce Springsteen and More
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16-05-2025
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Bill Gates Once Warned That Computers Might Eventually Think On Their Own—But Admitted It Was A 'Scary Thought' And 'No One Knows When That Will Happen'
Back in 1995, Bill Gates appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman, where he tried to explain what the internet was to the host, and seemingly predicted the emergence of AI. What Happened: During their conversation, Letterman asked Gates about the value of the then-new internet. Gates described it as a space "where people are publishing information," noting, "everybody can have their own homepage... it's wild what's going on." Don't Miss: Maker of the $60,000 foldable home has 3 factory buildings, 600+ houses built, and big plans to solve housing — this is your last chance to become an investor for $0.80 per share. The team behind $6B+ in licensing deals is now building the next billion-dollar IP empire — invest early at $2.25/share. When Letterman pushed him to share what he thought the future of the computer might be, Gates said: "Eventually we may figure out how to make the computer think... that turns out to be a very tough problem... nobody knows when that'll happen. Some people think it'll never happen." When Letterman quipped, "We don't want them to think, do we?" Gates responded, "Not really... it's a scary thought." Why It Matters: Although this conversation took place in 1995, before AI as we know it was developed, Gates' skepticism has persisted. Earlier this year, he listed improper development of AI as one of the critical challenges future generations will face, alongside nuclear war, bioterrorism and climate change. Last year, he highlighted a paradox at the heart of AI's unprecedented rise: while it promises to reduce the need for human effort and increase leisure time, it also raises questions about how humans use that time. He also emphasized the importance of regulatory oversight to prevent harm, such as biased results or dangerous misinformation. In a recent television appearance, Gates pointed out that U.S. tariffs and tech restrictions have accelerated China's move towards self-reliance, especially in chip development. He highlighted that with open-source tools accessible globally, no single country is likely to dominate AI. Read Next: Hasbro, MGM, and Skechers trust this AI marketing firm — Invest before it's too late. 'Scrolling To UBI' — Deloitte's #1 fastest-growing software company allows users to earn money on their phones. You can invest today for just $0.30/share with a $1000 minimum. Image via Shutterstock Send To MSN: Send to MSN Up Next: Transform your trading with Benzinga Edge's one-of-a-kind market trade ideas and tools. Click now to access unique insights that can set you ahead in today's competitive market. Get the latest stock analysis from Benzinga? This article Bill Gates Once Warned That Computers Might Eventually Think On Their Own—But Admitted It Was A 'Scary Thought' And 'No One Knows When That Will Happen' originally appeared on Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
